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News18
17-07-2025
- Politics
- News18
8 Days Left, EC Needs 46 Lakh More Forms To Complete Bihar Voter List Overhaul
Last Updated: The ECI has collected forms from 90% of Bihar's 7.90 crore electors, with 85% digitized. Political parties are re-verifying missing voters. The draft list will be out August 1. With eight days remaining, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has already collected enumeration forms from nearly 90% (7.08 crore) of Bihar's 7.90 crore electors, data issued by the poll body on Thursday shows. Further, almost 85% (6.70 crore) of the forms have been digitised so far as part of the EC's special drive to revise electoral rolls. 'As of today, 89.7% of the existing electors have given their enumeration form to be included in the draft Electoral-Roll to be published on August 1. Any elector can also check the status of their enumeration form either on ECINet App or on The Enumeration Forms can also be filled online in Hindi on the same link," the ECI announced. On Monday, News18 had reported that 35.69 lakh names are expected to be dropped from the current voter list as they were not found at their addresses. This includes probably 12.55 lakh deceased electors, 17.37 lakh permanently shifted, and 5.76 lakh enrolled at multiple places. After Bihar Voter List Revision, 35.6 Lakh Names Dropped So Far The number of voters in this category remains unchanged. To re-verify the number of electors who have not been found at their addresses even after three visits of BLOs, the poll body is now allowing the political parties to cross check. '… the information on electors who are probably deceased, permanently shifted or have enrolled at multiple places is being shared with District Presidents of political parties and the 1.5 lakh Booth Level Agents appointed by them so that exact status of such electors can be confirmed by them before July 25," the ECI added. ECI offers technology solution for temporary migrants For those who have temporarily migrated outside Bihar, the ECI reminded them that they can still fill the enumeration form online using their mobile phones through the ECINet App or through They may also download the pre-filled Enumeration form and share their filled forms with BLOs directly or through family via WhatsApp or any other medium. The ECI has urged all eligible voters to ensure they are included to avoid exclusion during the upcoming elections. The special revision is part of the EC's broader effort to ensure accuracy in the electoral roll ahead of the expected elections later this year as the term of the Bihar assembly is ending in November. All individuals who submit their Enumeration Forms by July 25 will be included in the draft voter list, expected on August 1. Eligibility documents can be submitted separately during the claims and objections period, which ends on September 1. The final electoral roll is likely to be published by September 30. view comments First Published: July 17, 2025, 20:10 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
News18
16-07-2025
- Politics
- News18
Only 54 L Enumeration Forms Left To Be Collected In Bihar SIR; 35.69 L Voters 'Not Found'
Last Updated: Among the missing are around 12.55 lakh deceased electors, 17.37 lakh permanently shifted, and 5.76 lakh enrolled at multiple places Reaching a significant milestone in the special intensive revision (SIR), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has managed to collect 6.99 crore forms out of 7.90 crore registered voters in the state, with nine days left before the July 25 deadline. Only 54.07 lakh enumeration forms are pending to be collected. The poll body said on Wednesday that 35.69 lakh (4.5%) electors were not found at their addresses. This includes probably 12.55 lakh deceased electors, 17.37 lakh permanently shifted, and 5.76 lakh enrolled at multiple places. On Monday, News18 had reported that 35.69 lakh names are expected to be dropped from the current voter list. In order to re-verify the electors who have not been found at their addresses even after three visits of booth-level officers (BLOs)—probably deceased, permanently shifted, or having enrolled at multiple places—the information will also be shared with district presidents of political parties and 1.5 lakh booth-level agents (BLAs) appointed by them from Thursday onwards, so that the exact status of such voters can be confirmed by them before July 25. 'I thank all eligible electors of Bihar for actively participating in the much-needed cleaning of the electoral rolls," he said. In a statement, the poll body said that electors can also check the status of their enumeration forms either on the ECINet App or at 'As on today, 6,99,92,926 of the existing electors have given their Enumeration Form to be included in the draft Electoral-Roll to be published on 1st August, 2025," the ECI said in a statement. The poll body also explained that those who have temporarily migrated outside Bihar can also fill the enumeration forms online using their mobile phones through the ECINet App or 'They may also download the pre-filled Enumeration form and share their filled forms with BLOs directly or through family via WhatsApp or any medium," the ECI added. The special revision is part of the EC's broader effort to ensure accuracy in the electoral rolls ahead of the elections to be held later this year. All individuals who submit their enumeration forms by July 25 will be included in the draft voter list, expected on August 1. Eligibility documents can be submitted separately during the claims and objections period, which ends on September 1. The final electoral rolls are likely to be published by September 30, ahead of the assembly elections expected in October-November. First Published: July 17, 2025, 04:12 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Hindu
16-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Bihar SIR: Only 6.85% of voters yet to submit their enumeration forms
Only 6.85% of voters are yet to submit their enumeration forms in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Wednesday (July 16, 2025). Out of the 7,89,69,844 total electors, 4.5% have not been found at their addresses, 1.59% have deceased, 0.73% are enrolled at multiple places and 2.2% have been found to have probably permanently shifted so far, the poll body said in a statement. As on Wednesday, 6,99,92,926 or 88.65% of the existing electors have given their enumeration forms to be included in the draft electoral roll to be published on August 1, 2025. 'I thank all eligible electors of Bihar for actively participating in the much needed cleaning of the electoral rolls,' Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said. The poll body said that people who have temporarily migrated outside Bihar can also fill the enumeration form online using their mobile phones through the ECINet App or through the voters' service portal ( They may also download the pre-filled enumeration form and share their filled forms with BLOs directly or through family via WhatsApp or any medium. In order to re-verify the electors who have not been found at their addresses even after 3 visits of BLOs, probably deceased or permanently shifted or having enrolled at multiple places, this information will also be shared with district presidents of political parties or the 1.5 Lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by them from Thursday onwards. The exact status of such electors can be confirmed by them before July 25, which is the last date for submission of forms. To ensure that no eligible elector is left out, special camps are also being set up in all the 5,683 wards of all 261 urban local bodies (ULBs) in the State.
News18
15-07-2025
- Politics
- News18
After Bihar Voter List Revision, 35.6 Lakh Names Dropped So Far
Last Updated: The EC said the Special intensive Revision exercise has crossed 88% of the total voting population in Bihar as of today and, at least, 5% invalid entries have been filtered out The ongoing Special Intensive Revision process has resulted in the exclusion of more than 35 lakh names on the voter list for the upcoming Bihar assembly election. This figure includes at least 12.55 lakh (1.59%) registered voters who have died; 17.37 lakh who have permanently moved out of the state (2.2%); and another 5.76 lakh that are duplicate enrolments (0.73%), as per calculation based on Election Commission (EC) data. It said at least 5 percent invalid entries — 35.69 lakh voters — have been filtered out that include deceased, shifted, or duplicate voters. Out of the total 7.90 crore registered voters who need to fill the enumeration forms, a total of 6.60 crore (83.66%) have already submitted them. BREAKING IT DOWN The EC has found that 1.59 percent of the electors were found to be deceased and 2.2 percent have permanently moved out of the state. Another 0.73 percent voters were found to be enrolled at more than one place, which amounts to duplicate enrolment. 'Therefore, 88.18% of electors have either already submitted their EF (enumeration form) or died or retained their names at one place or permanently shifted out of their previous place of residence. Only 11.82% of electors now remain to submit their filled EFs and many of them have sought time to submit their enumeration forms with documents in the coming days," the EC said in a statement. It said out of the three, two rounds of door-to-door visits by the booth level officers (BLO) have been completed to date. 'Nearly one lakh BLOs will soon begin their third round of door-to-door visits. Their efforts are being augmented by the 1.5 Lakh BLAs (booth level agent) appointed by all political parties, each one of whom can certify and submit up to 50 EFs per day," it added. COVERING EACH VOTER To ensure that no eligible urban voter is left out of the list, special camps are being set up in all 5,683 wards of all 261 urban local bodies (ULB) of Bihar. Also, for the electors who have temporarily migrated out of the state, efforts through newspaper advertisements and direct contact are being made to ensure that they are able to fill their EF in time and have their names included in the draft list to be published on August 1. 'Such electors can easily fill up EFs online using their mobile phones through the ECINet App or through the online form on They can also send their forms to the concerned BLOs through their family members or through any online means, including WhatsApp or similar application," the EC said, citing the June 24 order. TECH BACKBONE The newly launched ECINet is accelerating the process of updating forms and documents for field-level election functionaries resulting in the uploading of over 5.74 crore EFs as at 6 pm on Monday. The document review module of ECINet has also quickened the pace of verification of eligibility of the electors by the assistant electoral registration officer (AERO), electoral registration officer (ERO) and district election officer (DEO) in a streamlined manner. 'In a major push towards use of latest technology and digitisation, the newly launched ECINet platform by ECI, a single integrated platform which is subsuming the earlier 40 different ECI applications, has also been deployed for all aspects of the Bihar SIR (Special Intensive Revision) exercise and is running efficiently," the EC said. Through ECINet, the electors are able to fill their EFs online and also search for their names in the 2003 list, wherever applicable. The electors can also connect with their election officials, including their BLOs using the ECINet App. view comments Location : New Delhi, India, India First Published: July 14, 2025, 21:05 IST News elections After Bihar Voter List Revision, 35.6 Lakh Names Dropped So Far Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
News18
15-07-2025
- Politics
- News18
Bihar Voter Roll Review: 10 Days To Go, Less Than 10% Enumeration Forms Yet To Be Collected
Last Updated: So far, 6.81 crore filled forms—86.32% of the total electorate—have been collected, the ECI said With ten days left before the July 25 deadline, the special intensive revision (SIR) in Bihar has covered 90.84% of the 7.9 crore electorate, according to official data released on Tuesday. In a key digital push, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that voters will now be able to check the status of their enumeration form (EF) submission through a newly launched module on going live Tuesday night. So far, 6.81 crore filled EFs—86.32% of the total electorate—have been collected, the ECI said. When accounting for voters who are dead, have permanently shifted, or are enrolled in multiple places, the collection drive has effectively covered 90.84% of the electorate. 'Accounting for the deceased, permanently shifted, and people enrolled in more than one place, the EF collection phase of the SIR has covered 90.84% of the nearly 7.9 crore strong electorate in Bihar. Only 9.16% electors remain to submit their filled EFs before the July 25 deadline," the poll body said. The ECI also said that, sparing no effort to ensure that all eligible electors are included in the draft electoral roll, the third round of household visits by the nearly one lakh booth-level officers (BLOs) will soon begin to collect the filled EFs of the remaining electors in the ongoing SIR. 'The BLOs will again visit those households where the electors were temporarily absent in the previous visits," the ECI added. More than 1.5 lakh booth-level agents (BLAs) appointed by all political parties are 'supporting the efforts" of the BLOs, the ECI said, adding that each BLA can certify and submit up to 50 EFs per day. Special camps, newspaper adverts to reach each voter Special camps have been established in all 5,683 wards of all 261 urban local bodies (ULBs) of Bihar, and newspaper advertisements have been issued to ensure that the remaining electors fill their EFs well in time and have their names also included in the draft ER to be published on August 1. Such electors are also being encouraged by the BLOs to fill up their forms online using their mobile phones through the ECINet App or the online form on 6.20 crore forms uploaded online Uploading of forms on ECINet has further picked up, with over 6.20 crore EFs uploaded on the platform as of 6 pm on Tuesday. On Monday, News18 reported that under the SIR, more than 35 lakh names that were on the voter list will be excluded from the upcoming Bihar assembly election. This figure includes at least 12.55 lakh (1.59%) registered voters who have died, 17.37 lakh who have permanently moved out of the state (2.2%), and another 5.76 lakh who are duplicate enrolments (0.73%), as per ECI data. The term of the Bihar assembly will end in November, and the state will go for polls before that. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
